Activity: Why did the grizzly cross the road? Read this short article from The Nature Conservancy and Cornell Lab to learn how your yard can positively contribute to a healthy landscape. Your backyard also plays a role in habitat connectivity in your neighborhood. The next time you travel across I-90, report any wildlife sightings to help us understand wildlife movement through the area.
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Check out some of the animals migrating safely across I-90. You can also watch this 30-minute documentary about this innovative project. Watch this 4-minute video about how wildlife habitat is being connected under and over I-90.
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Watch this 4-minute video about vermicompost and the benefits of worms from Cornell University.īusy roads can create barriers to animal migration, but they don’t have to! The Interstate-90 wildlife overpass project is connecting habitat for large and small animals to safely cross the busy highway. Once your plants are large enough, you can relocate them to a larger pot or outdoor garden.Cover the cup with a clear cup and set in a sunny place in your home.Place some seeds in your cup leaving space between each one.Fill the cup with soil and pat down gently.Use a push pin to carefully poke holes in the bottom of your cup.Make your own mini greenhouse and watch your plants sprout to life! Plants provide critical oxygen that we need to survive.
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Native plants and the birds that use them.Plants ranked by butterfly and moth use.Join our Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary Program. We will walk you through some simple ways that you can turn your outdoor area into a thriving wildlife habitat. By creating a wildlife sanctuary, you’re helping to offset the 35,000+ acres of wildlife habitat that are converted into housing and urban development each year in Washington.ĭiscover native plants through these helpful links from some of our partners! Activity: Make your backyard a wildlife sanctuary You can be a good steward for wildlife by maintaining and creating habitat in your own backyard. As people continue to move further into rural areas, there is less room for wild animals and plants. Habitat is where wildlife and plants grow and live.